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Greenhead frozen cooked lobster recalled over listeria concernsNearly 6,000 pounds of lobster have been recalled. Greenhead Lobster Products of Bucksport, Maine recently notified the U.S. Food and Drug Administration of the…
Elevated levels of Vitamin D lead to canned dog food recallMore than 5,000 cans of Fromm Family Foods Four-Star canned dog foods have been recalled due to “potentially elevated levels of Vitamin D”. These dog foods…
Multiple varieties of Coppertone sunscreen recalled due to the presence of benzeneA dozen lots of Coppertone aerosol sunscreens are being recalled by parent company Beiersdorf due to the presence of benzene. Classified as a human carcinogen,…
Salmonella outbreak doubles while CDC closes in on the sourceEarlier this month, on Thursday, September 2nd, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was made aware of 20 people sickened by a strain of Salmonella…
More than a handful of nuts snacks have been recalled due to the potential presence of glassNearly a dozen varieties of packaged nuts have been recalled due to the possible presence of glass shards. SunTree Snack Foods LLC, issued the recall after a customer…
Aldi salad dressing recalled due to potential microbial growth issueDrew’s Organics has issued a recall for their store branded Aldi Simply Nature Organic Poppy Seed Dressing. The recall was issued according to the U.S. Food and…
Bagged Kroger kale recalled due to listeria concernsKroger is recalling some lots of its in-house branded bagged kale due to listeria monocytogenes concerns. The kale is produced and sold by Baker Farms. Listeria…
CHANTIX recalled by Pfizer due to increased levels of a nitrosamineYou choose to stop smoking for your health and well being. You don’t want to develop cancer. So you take CHANTIX or another type of pill that’s supposed to…
Little Debbie cookies recalled due to undeclared pecans25 cases of Little Debbie Mini Nutty Buddy Cookie Bits have been recalled due to undeclared pecans. While getting a Little Debbie cookie with some pecans in it…
Dole Curly Leaf Parsley recalled due to possible presence of E. coli causing toxinA routine and regulatory inspection of Dole Curly Leaf Parsley in the state of Michigan has led to a precautionary recall. O157 STEC (Shigatoxin-producing E. coli) is…
“Forever Chemicals” seem to be everywhere…foreverA study published this week in the journal of Environmental Science & Technology Letters shows us that the term “Forever Chemicals” for per- and…
Cherry Butter alert issued due to undeclared milkA fruit butter known as “Cherry Butter” has been recalled by the manufacturer Rocky Top Farms. These 10 oz. jars of fruit butter were recalled due to the…
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